How are you?

Tired. Busy.

Lately, I’ve noticed something I can’t unhear. Nearly every conversation starts the same way, ike exhaustion is the new personality trait, and busyness is proof that we matter.

But what if this isn’t just a stressful season of life?
What if being tired and busy is the American way of life?

In this episode of Rebranding Mental Health, Iman and Kurt unpack how “tired and busy” became an identity, why urgency feels normal even when nothing is wrong, and what chronic stress is quietly costing us, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and physically.

We explore:

Why busyness has become social currency
How technology dissolved boundaries and made urgency permanent
The hamster wheel effect: motion without arrival
The human cost of burnout, disconnection, and loneliness
How rest became performative and self-care became another task
What it means to resist a system that confuses exhaustion with success

This episode isn’t about blaming individuals.
It’s about naming a culture that keeps people running, and calling it a life.

Because your humanity was never meant to be optimized.

If this episode hit home, share it with someone who’s carrying too much and needs permission to pause.

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